maybe the episode you watched was one of the few bad ones, but honestly the dialog is not bad in Lost. Maybe you thought it was bad because you just watched a random episode in the middle of a season and had no idea what was going on

maybe the episode you watched was one of the few bad ones, but honestly the dialog is not bad in Lost. Maybe you thought it was bad because you just watched a random episode in the middle of a season and had no idea what was going on

do you have any clue what episode you watched?

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Dunno. Some Asian family had a baby and was crying about stuff, then they kept flashing back to a hospital. It seemed like they were just killing time with a pointless story, which it seems like every episode might be.

yes. it kind of slows down during the middle of the third season because the writers didn't know when the network would let them end the show, but it's worth sticking with it. and of course if you watch an episode out of order it won't make sense.

maybe the episode you watched was one of the few bad ones, but honestly the dialog is not bad in Lost. Maybe you thought it was bad because you just watched a random episode in the middle of a season and had no idea what was going on

do you have any clue what episode you watched?

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Dunno. Some Asian family had a baby and was crying about stuff, then they kept flashing back to a hospital. It seemed like they were just killing time with a pointless story, which it seems like every episode might be.

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was probably this one http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ji_Yeon

that episode has alot more meaning if you knew what was going on, you watched a season 4 episode without watching seasons 1-4

if you don't want to watch the series, don't. But don't assume that every episode is killing time because you were clueless to what was going on in one episode

The first time I ever caught an episode of LOST I didn't like it because I was confused as hell. Then one day I watched the first episode on Netflix's instant queue and became hooked. The only thing you have to know is that it's a sci fi show. If you go in thinking it's not, you might get confused or not like it.

maybe the episode you watched was one of the few bad ones, but honestly the dialog is not bad in Lost. Maybe you thought it was bad because you just watched a random episode in the middle of a season and had no idea what was going on

do you have any clue what episode you watched?

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Dunno. Some Asian family had a baby and was crying about stuff, then they kept flashing back to a hospital. It seemed like they were just killing time with a pointless story, which it seems like every episode might be.

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was probably this one http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ji_Yeon

that episode has alot more meaning if you knew what was going on, you watched a season 4 episode without watching seasons 1-4

if you don't want to watch the series, don't. But don't assume that every episode is killing time because you were clueless to what was going on in one episode

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Yeah, that's the one. There was just a bunch of lame talking that didn't explain anything. Nothing ever gets explained, does it?

maybe the episode you watched was one of the few bad ones, but honestly the dialog is not bad in Lost. Maybe you thought it was bad because you just watched a random episode in the middle of a season and had no idea what was going on

do you have any clue what episode you watched?

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Dunno. Some Asian family had a baby and was crying about stuff, then they kept flashing back to a hospital. It seemed like they were just killing time with a pointless story, which it seems like every episode might be.

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was probably this one http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ji_Yeon

that episode has alot more meaning if you knew what was going on, you watched a season 4 episode without watching seasons 1-4

if you don't want to watch the series, don't. But don't assume that every episode is killing time because you were clueless to what was going on in one episode

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Yeah, that's the one. There was just a bunch of lame talking that didn't explain anything. Nothing ever gets explained, does it?

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if nothing got explained then why would so many people still watch the show? it seems like you're already negatively biased. some things are fully explained at one time and other things you're only given bits and pieces as you go along through each season, and those are what the final season is about answering. but it's all very interesting and intriguing and keeps you watching.

I've really enjoyed it. The first two seasons were pretty slow moving, but I thought it got better after that. All of the seemingly meaningless stuff from the first two seasons comes into play later on, though, so it's all worth watching. Probably the most intelligently written show I've ever seen. It's amazing how complex the plot is.

Yeah, that's the one. There was just a bunch of lame talking that didn't explain anything. Nothing ever gets explained, does it?

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While it takes a few seasons for the questions that are cropped up about the island to be answered, most of the questions about the characters are answered within the first season (and then the rest are answered in Seasons 2 and 3 (unless the character in question was introduced after Season 1 in which case their story is revealed later)).

What you need to realize is that LOST is much more so a character drama than a plot-driven drama. Yes, there is plenty of action. There's guns, explosions, car crashes, plane crashes, murder, fist fights, and more. There's a clear story with a beginning, middle, and end (even if the story isn't necessarily told in that order). However, LOST spends enough time on its characters to make sure that they're fully developed (but it rarely spends too much time on the characters).

So while the flashbacks do still often progress the plot, they also play a BIG part in character development, and that's primarily what they're for. If you don't care about the characters in a story and you just want the story, LOST probably isn't for you. However, if you care about characters as well as the plot, you owe it to yourself to watch the show. At the very least watch the first episode. If, after you've watched that, the show doesn't hook you immediately, but you still want to give it a chance, watch up through the third episode (or fourth hour of the show, because the first episode is actually split into two separate parts, so know that I'm not talking about the episode immediately after Part 2 of the Pilot, but rather the episode right after that, called "Walkabout"). Don't skip the episode in between the Pilot and Walkabout, but watch those three/four episodes. If you're not in love with the show by the end of Walkabout, then it's almost definitely not for you.